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The most famous line yelled into Batoka Gorge :)

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Drew comes stumbling up the side of Batoka Gorge while frantically swatting bugs away from his face. He exclaims, "These flies are like- like lobsters here!!"

Cut to Drew bungee jumping into the gorge where he screams desperately then shouts "Holy s---!! Oh s---!! Oh my God!! Oh my God, Kev!!" He is shown very small as he plummets in front of a rough cliffside. Then he is shown from beneath as he swings dramatically across the lucious gorge.

Kevin shouts to Drew from above, "Swing you fat bastard, swing!!" followed by the view of Drew swinging above lots of trees in the gorge while "swing!!" is heard echoing loudly.

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Oh the bickering! :')

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Kevin & Drew are riding along in a car, sitting in the passenger seat and rear passenger seat respectively. Drew is looking at a guidebook he just purchased from a Zambian local.

Drew states, "Well it's got a map in it! Here!" and hands Kevin the guide book while adding, "Zambia! That's where we are!"

Kevin looks at the guidebook map before stating, "That's Namibia." After a beat he adds, "Jackass!"

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The very first cinematic moment that made me say "Wow, that's amazing!" about The Amazing Race :)

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And there it is for the very first time..... The Eyebrow™

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Mfw I have to eliminate the very first of hundreds of teams on The Amazing Race

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Old school promo I found for The Amazing Race season 1!! I love the y2k style fonts and transitions :')

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Brennan talking about the origin of my blog name :3

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Rob and Brennan are sitting next to each other and across from Phil discussing when they first applied for The Amazing Race.

Brennan: "Of course it didn't even have a name! I think they called it then "The CBS Summer Global Adventure Series-" [Rob begins speaking.] "-or something like that."

Cut to Phil: "Wow that just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?"

He smiles while Rob and Brennan agree in amused tones.

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What I've been saying since I started this show lol

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It's finally here!!! :D

The Amazing Race 1 is finally mine on DVD!! And that means I'm one step closer to getting the ball rolling on all the fun content I have planned for this blog!!

I couldn't be more excited!! (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

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DISCLAIMER & BLOG INFO/NAVIGATION

(pls read before sending asks, replies, etc.)

I do not tag spoilers for ANY seasons!!

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Everything on this blog is written from my personal opinion, taste, interpretation of the show, etc.

Do not come at me angry just because you don't agree with my opinions about the show or specific racers/teams!

I'm sorry if our views of contestants or aspects of the show don't align, but I'm not attempting to start debates about any of that. I just want to share clips, gifs, & pics from the show and discuss how I feel about the show and specific parts of it in detail.

Things I write about contestants may come across as a bit extra, because I personally really enjoy using exaggeration and hyperbole! Please remember these people, while on the show, are technically characters, due to story building done via editing!

When it comes to how I feel about specific racers/teams, please be aware that I base almost all my opinions of them on how they come across on the show. I try to do research to some degree on a lot of the contestants, but there's only so much care I can give about a reality TV personality's personal life and views. (Especially people who I don't enjoy on the race, or people who don't have a big online presence.)

If someone I enjoy a lot on the show is an asshole in real life, that doesn't mean my praise for them as a racer should be taken as praise for them overall. In the same vein, if I'm harsh about someone I don't like on the show, that doesn't automatically mean I think they're an awful person all around. On top of that, this show is well over 20 years old at this point. People change and I know that it's not very likely for someone to be the same person now as they were on the show.

Also, I (obviously) adore Phil to death and have a huge crush on him, but any jokes I make about him are just that: jokes. Please don't take anything I say about him (or the show/contestants in general) too seriously! Again, this blog is just for fun!

All that being said, feel free to send asks if you like! I do really enjoy learning things about the show or racers I may not already know from my own (limited) research! :)

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This post itself contains navigational tags for this blog! I'll be adding more/adjusting tags as time goes on!

Obviously I can't link season or team specific tags on this post since there's so many seasons of the show, so if you're looking for a specific season or team search for #TAR[SEASON] or #[Racer]&[Racer] to find that content.

Similarly, if you want to find content related to a specific leg or location, try searching #TAR[Season] Leg[Number] or #[Landmark, City, Country]. (I'll streamline this system in the future if necessary!)

The main tags I use are:

#TAR Talk - General posts that aren't specific to any single aspect of the show.

#TAR.txt - More specific posts that may pertain to a certain aspect of a single season, team, etc. These posts may or may not include pictures/reaction images that go along with the post itself. Every #Leg Discussion will be under this tag as well.

#TAR Pics - Screenshots taken directly from the show itself. These are further categorized under #Reactions (for reaction-type images), #Lolz (for humor posts), and #Views (for great views/cinematics).

#TAR Gifs - Same as above but with gifs.

#TAR Clips - Same as above but with clips, with the addition of #Compilation posts.

#TAR Memes - Shitposts about the show that either I make myself or I source from other places. (I will always try to link the source in the post itself if I can!)

#Phil Posting - All Phil specific content. These can be general posts about him or may also fall under #Reactions or #Lolz categories. They will also be further categorized under #Phil Pics, #Phil Gifs, and #Phil Clips as necessary.

#Not from TAR - Any posts with media sourced from outside the show itself. (This doesn't include photos I post myself such as pics of the box sets or similar type posts, nor does it include promos/ads via CBS itself.)

#Leg Discussion - In-depth episode discussion posts. (These will always have a default title with the actual discussion being under a Keep Reading cut.)

#Challenges - Leg challenge specific posts. These are further categorized under #Route Info, #Roadblocks, and #Detours.

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Leg Discussion Guide:

All my Leg Discussion posts are subject to future edits and additions! Mostly because I likely won't think of everything I want to say all at one time of writing, especially with how much I re-watch the show. I also plan to link to posts of mine about specific parts of a leg/episode in discussion posts, mostly for fun but also for extra context. :)

All factual info in my leg discussions is taken from my own notes on the show I take while re-watching the DVDs and from information on the episodes found online (usually through Wikipedia, interviews, articles, or similar sources.)

Info in discussion posts such as Route Marker/Clue Details that are in quotes are taken directly from the show. (I find these via what is quoted in closed captions or by pausing at the right times to read the physical clue myself.) I try my best to quote the clues verbatim but it can be difficult due to how contestants may paraphrase a clue or what is cut out in editing. If I can't get much exact clue info, the details will not be in quotes!

Reminder!! All Rankings and opinions on aspects of the episodes/legs and on contestants come from my personal views!

Leg, Location, and Challenge Rankings are on a scale of 1 to 10, with the basic idea of 1 being Easy and 10 being Hard. (For example, the Location of London, England would likely have a low rating, as most people there speak English and navigation shouldn't be difficult.)

I take more than overall difficulty into consideration when making my Leg Rankings, and if you'd like to know more specifics feel free to ask! (I keep all ratings tracked online via tables.)

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Racer/Team Rankings:

These types of posts will likely come at the end of a season re-watch, as it takes a whole season (at least) to be able to fully form my opinions on contestants.

Racer and Team Rankings are more based on things such as tolerance to other cultures, game savviness, general likeability, and similar critiques.

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I think that covers the majority of stuff! If you have any questions feel free to drop an ask! <3

{Last Updated: June 3, 2022}